Celeste Rehm, Professor of Painting and Drawing at CU Boulder and one of seven artists in UCCS's current exhibition "Women and Allegory", speaking on the themes in her work in the Gallery of Contemporary Art, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy. Free, 262-3567. Special parking tags available. Thurs., July 20, 7 p.m.

Art in the Park at Beidleman Environmental Center, 740 W. Caramillo St., 578-7088. Basic techniques taught in Sondermann Park from 9 a.m. to noon. For adults and kids 5 and up. $12 for first family member, $6 each additional, reservations required. Sat. July 22, watercolors.

ArtsPeak, a weekly radio program hosted by David Sckolnik on KCME-FM 88.7.This week, an interview with Jim Sale, lighting and set director for the Colorado Opera Festival's production of Mozart's Magic Flute, and a review of Santa Fe in the summer: reports on the Opera, Desert Chorale, Shakespeare and Maria Benitez Flamenco. Sat., July 22, 5:30-6 p.m. Rebroadcast: Tues., July 25, 10:30 p.m.

"Pikes Peak -- View From Austin Bluffs", a limited-edition print by watercolorist Steve Castle, available for sale at Kemper Galleries, 5420 N. Academy Blvd. All proceeds will be used to purchase, preserve and maintain the Austin Bluffs open space east of Union Blvd. between Austin Bluffs and Academy. 593-9226.

Art Committee Meeting, determining art to be displayed in Pikes Peak Library District Branches. Interested artists should bring 5 representative pieces to the East Library Meeting Room, 5550 N. Union Blvd, on Wed., July 26. Art should be dropped off between 10 a.m. and noon and picked up between 5-5:30 the same day. Call 531-6333 ext. 1202.

Call for entries for the annual KCME Playwriting Contest. Scripts must be original, typed, written for radio and one half hour in length; and about the life and times of a classical composer or the background surrounding the writing of a major classical work. All ages, professions, etc., are eligible. The winner will produced on KCME on March 8, 2001. Deliver or mail to KCME 88.7 FM, 1921 N. Weber, Colorado Springs, CO 80907. Call Clay Roehl at 471-3866 with questions or to get official rules. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2000.

HeadStart/Communtity Partnership for Child Devolpment has a few openings left in the 2000-2001 preschool year. Preschool programs are free. Children must be 3 or 4 years old by Sept. 15, 2000. Inclome is not the determining factor for all programs. Call 635-1536.

Escape 250 Road Ride: A Bike Benefit for the Southern Colorado AIDS Project, a three-day event based in Monument. Three single-day loop rides will take bikers through the landscape of the Front Range. Limited to 50 riders. Each rider expected to raise $500 minimum. For more, email escape250info@aol.com. Thurs.-Sun., Aug. 17-20.

clubs & organizations

Colorado Professional Organizers meeting every third Wednesday from 6:30-9 p.m. of each month at 8830 W. Colfax, Suite 100, Denver. Non-members, $5, 303/480-8824. Next meeting, July 20.

How You Can Win Better Workplace Policies at the Pride Center, 125 N. Parkside. Sponsored by 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women. Child care and translation available with advance request. Free, resrvations required, 800/522-0925. Thurs., July 27, 6-8 p.m.

Inspirational Evenings with Adrienne Wentworth, a series of four seminars with the Master Spiritual healer and teacher at Celebration, 2207 W. Colorado Ave. $10, 487-8095. Mondays, 7-9 p.m. On Mon., July 25: The Power of Spiritual Healing and Protection.

The Myths of Aging -- Body Smarts IV, a program for gay and bi men, hosted by Fusion!. Features a film by Johnny Symons, Beauty Before Age: Growing Older in a Gay Culture. At All Souls Unitarian Church, 731 Cascade Ave. Free, Joseph at 578-9092. Thurs., July 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Positively Male, an HIV+/AIDS support group for men in Southern Colorado every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at S-CAP, 1301 S. 8th St., Suite 200; and every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at S-CAP, Pueblo. Free, 578-9092. Next Colorado Springs meeting: Wed., July 26. Next Pueblo meeting: Wed., Aug. 3.

Vital Times, a support and social group for women in transition such as divorce, job loss, moving, empty nest and grief meeting the 2nd and 4th Monday each month. Call Helen at 597-2520.

Politics & civic activism

Ice Cream Social with Ed Raye, candidate for House District 17, in Memorial Park, on the west side of Prospect Lake by the swimming beach. Free. Sat., July 22, 3 p.m.

Your Voice -- Your Vote, a packet containing complete voting information, from the League of the Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region. Available at all El Paso County libraries and Election Dep't. Offices.

The Senior Community Service Employment Program offers part-time work to people over 55 to help them upgrade their skills. Meanwhile, SCSEP helps place participants in full-time positions. For more, 635-3579.

Golden Circle Nutrition Program offers a hot lunch daily to seniors 60 and older at St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Manitou Springs. $2. Mon.-Fri., 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

volunteer opportunities

Open Airways for Schools, an asthma education program for elementary-age kids presented by the American Lung Assoc. needs people to administer the 40-min sessions. 635-3891. Next training: Thurs., July 27, 1-5 p.m.

Canine Companions for Independence seeking volunteers to raise a service-dog puppy during their first year, as well as helping with fundraising and events. CCI is a nonprofit that provides service dogs and support to people with disabilities. Call 260-6151.

Film & Video

Colorado Springs Film Society holding a "Great Directors Series" for viewing and discussing the best movies from some of the top directors of all timeat Audio Visionaries, in the Mall at the Bluffs at Austin Bluffs and Academy. Starts Sat., July 29, 6 p.m., with Barton Fink by Joel and Ethan Coen. Call 389-0039 to RSVP.

Abert's Squirrel -- "Squabbit" of the Mountains, a short hike and slide show about the black squirrels with CC Professor Marc Snyder at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. Free with $2 park entrance fee, RSVP to 719/748-3253. Sat., July 22, 1 p.m.

Orientation to Cohousing meeting adressing sustainable living and voluntary simplicity with the Colorado Springs Cohousing group at All Souls Unitarian Church, 730 N. Tejon St. 471-6611. Sun., July 29, 10 a.m.

First Festival of Myth and Psyche, a Colorado College. On Friday, July21 at 7 p.m.: opening lecture with Jungian analyst Betty De Shong Meador discussing "The Carved-Out Ground Plan of Heaven and Earth" in Packard Hall, on the southwest corner of Cascade and Cache La Poudre. $5, 531-0343. On Sat., July 22, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.: Workshops in Packard Hall including "Images of the Divine in Neolithic and Bronze Age Mesopotamia," "Ancient Greek Images of the Feminine," "Pele, Hawaiian Volcano Goddess," "Comparing the Goddesses" and "In Search of the Holy Grail." $55-$70, pre-registration required, 531-0343.

Stratton Youth Leadership Program, for high school students entering the 11th and 12th grades. During the week-long program students meet City Council members; leaders in law enforcement, social services, private industry and other community experts, as well as develop their own leadership skills. $250, 632-7000. Mon.-Fri., July 31-Aug. 4.

History lectures at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, off of 30th Street at the east entrance to Garden of the Gods Park, 578-6777. Entrance: $3-$5. Wed.-Sun., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hosting lectures by nationally-known scholars on the American Indian groups associated with the Pikes Peak region. Free, but reservations required. On Thurs., July 20, 7 p.m. "Material Culture of the Ute Indians" a slide-illustrated lecture.

Star Trek Association Book Discussion Group at Barnes & Noble, 795 Citadel Dr. E., 637-8282. A fusion of the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Group and the Star Trek Association of Colorado Springs. Call Gail Crow at 687-6543 for more info. Meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. Next meeting: July 20.

Lively Exchange Reading Groups, sponsored by the Pikes Peak Library District meeting at the Rockrimmon Branch, 832 Village Center Drive, 593-8000. Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes on Tues., July 25, 7-9 p.m.

Everbody's Doin' It Young Adult Reading Program presented by the Pikes Peak Library District. Kids age 11-18 can win prizes by reading books. Free, 531-6333 ext. 1403 or ext. 2403. Through Aug. 5.

Bonkers for Books, a read-aloud program for early elementary age children at the Chinook Bookshop, 210 N. Tejon St., 635-1195. Every Sunday, 12:30-1 p.m.

Pipe organ series at the First Christian Church, 16 E. Platte Ave., 633-8888. Featuring Dr. Joseph Galema, Driector of Cadet Chapel Activities at the Air Force Academy, playing works by Franck, Vierne, Mendelssohn, Handel, Couperin and James Woodman. Free will offering. Sun., July 23, 3 p.m.

16th annual Jazz in the Parks, brought to you by the Pikes Peak Jazz and Swing Society, on Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 26, Changing Times Big Band with Laura Davis in Bear Creek Park.

Jazz concert by Howard Alden as part of Colorado College's Summer Festival of the Arts in Colorado College's Packard Hall. Tickets: $15, $5 with CC ID, available at the Worner Center, 389-6607. Features work by composers Ofer Ben-Amots, David Crumb, Carlton Gamer, Juis Gonzales, Richard Lavenda, David Lamb. Sun., July 30, 3 p.m.

miscellaneous

Festival Fridays every Friday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, 719/543-0130. On July 21: Wallace Cotton and the Royals.

Summer Fine Arts Series at the Chapel Hills Mall food court. On Tues., July 25: Jazz and fusion by JetStream.

Fourth annual New Music Symposium as part of Colorado College's Summer Festival of the Arts in Colorado College's Packard Hall, 389-6607. $5, $2 with CC ID. Features work by composers Ofer Ben-Amots, David Crumb, Carlton Gamer, Juis Gonzales, Richard Lavenda, David Lamb, Jonathon Lee, Stephen Scott, Andrew Stiller & David Wohl. Performers include Susan Grace, Daryll Stevens, Robert Patterson and members of the Da Vinci quartet. Sat., July 29, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sun., July 30, 7:30 p.m.

Vocal Arts Symposium as part of Colorado College's Summer Festival of the Arts. Tickets: $10, $2 with CC ID, available at the Worner Center, 389-6607. Features faculty concert in Colorado College's Packard Hall on Thurs., July 27, 7:30 p.m.

Tesla: Lost in Thought, an original work on the life of Nikola Tesla, the genius and inventor whose work in Colorado Springs started 100 years ago,at the Smokebrush Center for Arts and Theater, 235 S. Nevada Ave. Stage production will be followed by the world premier of Tripping the Light Electric, a short film about Tesla's Colorado Springs work. Wed.-Thurs., 7 p.m., $12. Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m., $15. Sun., 2 p.m., $12. Call 444-0884. Through July 29.

24 Hours and Something Original, a parody on television and its writers, performed by the Pikes Peak College Masquers at the Mainstage Theatre on the Centennial Campus, 5675 S. Academy Blvd., 540-7418. $5-$10. Fri.-Sat., through July 29, 8 p.m. Matinee on Sun., July 23, 2 p.m.

Twelfth Night performed by TheaterWorks in the Festival Tent at UCCS, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy. Free or $15 reserved, 262-3232. Tuesdays through Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Through July 30.

A Precious Bit of the West, alternating with North to Laughter, both audience participation-style melodramas by Iron Springs Chateau Dinner Theater, in Manitou Springs, 444 Ruxton Ave. Performance followed by a sing-along intermission show and a Vaudeville-style olio. $21.50, dinner and show, 6 p.m. $11.50, show only, 8:30 p.m. Call 685-5104 for reservations.

auditions

Roundabout Town Dinner Theater in Manitou Springs auditioning actors 16 and up, dancers, singers, costumers and directors for summer productions of Nunsense, Grease, The Odd Couple, Greater Tuna, I Do I Do and The King and I. Many paid positions. Call 385-0802 for more.

Pioneer Women, a program about the pioneer life of serveral women including Adeline Hornbek, the first owner of the 1878 Hornbek Homestead at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. With author Leslie Bergstrom. Free with $2 park entrance fee, 719/748-3253. Sat., July 29, 1-3 p.m.

Viva la Lezbos, by and for lesbians at the Hide & Seek, 512 W. Colorado Ave. Featuring a Beer Bust, show, and "Chapel o' Luv" where for $10 you can marry your sweetheart, be it man, woman, or dog with big plastic rings and a marriage certificate. Proceeds support PPGLCC. Sat., July 29, 5-8 p.m.

Youth and Family Events

Building Bridges into the 21st Century, the 2000 National Conference of the Genealogy Conference of Hispanic America at the Universioty of Southern Colorado, Pueblo. Featuring a trip to the battle site of Comanche Chief Cuerno Verde and Juan Bautista de Anza guided by author Ron Kessler; comedy theater with former NM Governor Roberto Mondragon and workshops in all sorts of genealogy. Registration: 719/564-5913. Fri.-Sat., July 21-23.

Little Insect on the Prairie, an educational program presented by the Nature Conservancy of Colorado at the Bohart Ranch, 20 miles. east of Colorado Springs. $10, kids under 12 free. Register with Jody at 303/444-2985 x1009. Sat., July 22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

El Paso County Fair on the El Paso County Fairgrounds in Calhan, 575-8690. Tues.-Sun., July 25-30. 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. $2-$5.

Breakfast with General Palmer, a living history program at RockLedge Ranch, at the east entrance of Garden of the Gods. Colorado Springs' founder General William Jackson Palmer and his African-American cook and traveling companion George Motley will arrive in a stagecoach, share letters and answer questions from their 1860s perspective. Free, RSVP to 578-6777. Thurs., July 27, 10 a.m.

13th annual Strings in the Mountains, a festival of music in Steamboat Spring, CO. Features Four Bitchin' Babes on July 21, $20; Jaka on July 25; Willie and LoBo on July 28, $20; Tim Weisberg on Aug. 4, $22; New Grange on Aug. 9, $24. As well as a slew of classical music. Call 970/879-5056 for more.

dance

Ballet Victor Ullate de Madrid performing as part of the Vail Dance Festival in the Ford Amphitheater, Vail. $10-$85, 970/476-2918. Thurs.-Sat., July 20-22.

La Tania Flamenco Music and Dance in the Cabaret Room of the Silvertree Hotel, Aspen. $20-$35, 800/905-3315. Part of the Aspen Dance Festival. July 20-23, 8 p.m.

A Children's Rainforest Odyssey performed by the Aspen Ballet Company in the Aspen Distric Theater, Aspen. $10-$20, 800/905-3315. Part of the Aspen Dance Festival. Sat., July 22, 4 and 6 p.m. Sun., July 23, 4 and 6 p.m.

The Washington Ballet premiering a new work by Val Caniparoli at the Vilar Center, Vail. $10-$85, 520-9090. Thurs., July 27.

film

2000 Latino Film Series on the lawn at El Centro su Teatro, Denver. Bring a chair or blanket. Films begin at dusk, around 8:30 or 9 p.m. On July 20: Romero, in English with Spanish subtitles. Free, 303/296-0219. On July 29: Open Your Eyes, Spanish with English subtitles.